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eschwartz · 04-29-2014, 12:32 AM

@Poppaea, you seem so excited about your new Kobo that you are spreading misinformation in multiple threads now.

The old Kindle Touch uses IR.
The new Kindle Paperwhite 1/2 uses capacitive touch just like the new Kobo.

Likewise the Kindle Paperwhite gained the ability to show footnotes as popups -- this works for old and new books and is difficult for the publisher to mess up due to how Amazon implemented it.

I don't know how Kobo handles it. They may require specially using the epub:type=footnote attributes, in which case it may be a PITA to get it working on an old converted book.

04-29-2014, 12:32 AM	#25
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	@Poppaea, you seem so excited about your new Kobo that you are spreading misinformation in multiple threads now. The old Kindle Touch uses IR. The new Kindle Paperwhite 1/2 uses capacitive touch just like the new Kobo. Likewise the Kindle Paperwhite gained the ability to show footnotes as popups -- this works for old and new books and is difficult for the publisher to mess up due to how Amazon implemented it. I don't know how Kobo handles it. They may require specially using the epub:type=footnote attributes, in which case it may be a PITA to get it working on an old converted book. Last edited by eschwartz; 04-29-2014 at 12:40 AM.